in the groove Castos https://groovespace.co "in the groove" is a podcast where we create space for reflection and conversation to unfold. we explore the human experiences that connect us all to deepen our understanding of ourselves, our connection to the world, and the ways we engage with the aliveness within us. we’re glad you’re here. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 en © 2026 US https://episodes.castos.com/69659e6075b5c0-76761910/images/podcast/covers/c1a-13pgv-gp5kg4x2h19-5fhbho.jpg in the groove https://groovespace.co "in the groove" is a podcast where we create space for reflection and conversation to unfold. we explore the human experiences that connect us all to deepen our understanding of ourselves, our connection to the world, and the ways we engage with the aliveness within us. we’re glad you’re here. Carly Wanner-Hyde episodic "in the groove" is a podcast where we create space for reflection and conversation to unfold. we explore the human experiences that connect us all to deepen our understanding of ourselves, our connection to the world, and the ways we engage with the aliveness within us. we’re glad you’re here. Carly Wanner-Hyde podcast@groovespace.co false https://feeds.castos.com/k9mj2 yes <![CDATA[Seven Ways of Interacting with the World]]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Carly Wanner-Hyde https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/68688/episode/2400384 In this episode, Chris and Carly explore the Seven Levels of Energy (an iPEC Coaching Structure) as a living framework for understanding emotion, connection, and the way we interact with the world. From survival-based thinking to collaborative flow, we unpack how energy shapes not just what we do, but how we interact with our internal and external world—including how our ideas of “winning” and “losing” evolve, and what it means to step beyond them entirely. This framework offers a way of operating from a place of intention and an ability to notice where we are to decide where we want to go.

Timestamps: 

06:34 Understanding Catabolic and Anabolic Energy

08:25 Level One: I Always Lose 

10:05 Level Two: If I Want to Win, You Have to Lose

17:01 Level Three: Sometimes I Win, Sometimes You Win, Good Luck

20:25 Level Four: If You're Winning, I'm Winning

25:20 Level Five: We Win When We Work Together

44:07 Level Six: Everything is a Win

1:00:04 Level Seven: Winning and Losing is an Illusion

Where to find us:

Resources & References:

iPEC's Seven Levels of Energy

Chapters

  • (00:06:34) - Understanding Catabolic and Anabolic Energy
  • (00:08:25) - Level One: I Always Lose 
  • (00:10:05) - Level Two: If I Want to Win, You Have to Lose
  • (00:17:01) - Level Three: Sometimes I Win, Sometimes You Win, Good Luck
  • (00:20:25) - Level Four: If You're Winning, I'm Winning
  • (00:25:20) - Level Five: We Win When We Work Together
  • (00:44:07) - Level Six: Everything is a Win
  • (01:00:04) - Level Seven: Winning and Losing is an Illustion
]]> full 7 1 false In this episode, Chris and Carly explore the Seven Levels of Energy (an iPEC Coaching Structure) as a living framework for understanding emotion, connection, and the way we interact with the world. From survival-based thinking to collaborative flow, we unpack how energy shapes not just what we do, but how we interact with our internal and external world—including how our ideas of “winning” and “losing” evolve, and what it means to step beyond them entirely. This framework offers a way of operating from a place of intention and an ability to notice where we are to decide where we want to go.

Timestamps: 

06:34 Understanding Catabolic and Anabolic Energy

08:25 Level One: I Always Lose 

10:05 Level Two: If I Want to Win, You Have to Lose

17:01 Level Three: Sometimes I Win, Sometimes You Win, Good Luck

20:25 Level Four: If You're Winning, I'm Winning

25:20 Level Five: We Win When We Work Together

44:07 Level Six: Everything is a Win

1:00:04 Level Seven: Winning and Losing is an Illusion

Where to find us:

Resources & References:

iPEC's Seven Levels of Energy

]]> 01:40:07 <![CDATA[Exploring Direction When You Don't Know What You Want]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Carly Wanner-Hyde https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/68688/episode/2391131 In this episode of In The Groove, Carly and Chris explore why so many of us know what we don’t want, but might struggle to identify what we do want. Through conversation and reflection, they unpack how shifting our focus from avoidance to intention can transform the way we approach growth, decision-making, and our everyday lives. They discuss how judgment often pulls us out of our growth zone, why direction matters even when the path isn’t clear, and how curiosity can become a powerful guide when navigating uncertainty.

Timestamps: 

04:41 Where we are and where we want to be

10:38 Venn diagram of our head and heart

15:52 Dream life workshop

26:11 The lives we inherit

34:29 The feeling we want

41:13 Accepting where we are

48:38 Signals to pivot

49:09 Design thinking

57:42 Evaluate and iterate

1:02:22 Embodying the world we want to live in

Where to find us:

Chapters

  • (00:04:41) - Where we are and where we want to be
  • (00:04:43) - Dream life workshop
  • (00:10:38) - Venn diagram of our head and heart
  • (00:26:11) - The lives we inherit
  • (00:34:29) - The feeling we want
  • (00:41:13) - Accepting where we are
  • (00:48:38) - Signals to pivot
  • (00:49:09) - Design thinking
  • (00:49:10) - Evaluate and iterate
  • (01:02:22) - Embodying the world we want to live in
]]> full 6 1 false In this episode of In The Groove, Carly and Chris explore why so many of us know what we don’t want, but might struggle to identify what we do want. Through conversation and reflection, they unpack how shifting our focus from avoidance to intention can transform the way we approach growth, decision-making, and our everyday lives. They discuss how judgment often pulls us out of our growth zone, why direction matters even when the path isn’t clear, and how curiosity can become a powerful guide when navigating uncertainty.

Timestamps: 

04:41 Where we are and where we want to be

10:38 Venn diagram of our head and heart

15:52 Dream life workshop

26:11 The lives we inherit

34:29 The feeling we want

41:13 Accepting where we are

48:38 Signals to pivot

49:09 Design thinking

57:42 Evaluate and iterate

1:02:22 Embodying the world we want to live in

Where to find us:

]]> 01:06:11 <![CDATA[The Discipline of Devotion]]> Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Carly Wanner-Hyde https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/68688/episode/2374239 Chris and Carly play with the nuances between the concepts of "discipline" and "devotion" in a candid conversation to explore how the two concepts differ and how they can work together to help support a holistic and engaging lifestyle. Their discussion takes on a lens of curiosity for how we can use our self-talk and mindset to become both the student and the teacher of what we decide to pursue, and how to help ourselves have a good time while doing it.  

Where to find us:

Chapters

  • (00:01:56) - Exploring How We Understand and Apply Discipline
  • (00:15:13) - The Potential of Devotion, Not in a Religious Way
  • (00:25:07) - What if "Discipline" is the Cup and "Devotion" is the Water?
  • (00:28:14) - Society, Discipline, Childhood, and Metronomes
  • (00:33:00) - The Shift from What We Don't Want to What We Do Want
  • (00:37:57) - Why Are We Punishing Ourselves?
  • (00:46:00) - Opening Our Understanding of Failure
  • (00:48:17) - Alignment
]]> full 5 1 false Chris and Carly play with the nuances between the concepts of "discipline" and "devotion" in a candid conversation to explore how the two concepts differ and how they can work together to help support a holistic and engaging lifestyle. Their discussion takes on a lens of curiosity for how we can use our self-talk and mindset to become both the student and the teacher of what we decide to pursue, and how to help ourselves have a good time while doing it.  

Where to find us:

]]> 00:51:38 <![CDATA[How to Build Habits That Actually Stick (Without All-or-Nothing Thinking) | Part Two]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:31:20 +0000 Carly Wanner-Hyde https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/68688/episode/2367945 Chris and Carly continue their conversation on habits and scaffolding through sustainable changes. Their discussion further explores the perspective of habits, cues and triggers for habit building, and finding flexibility between the bare minimum and the ideal. They also dive into the plastic nature of our brains and the “secret third option” that can open up ways we engage with the life we want to live.

Have thoughts or questions you'd love to hear Chris and Carly chat about? Email us at podcast@groovespace.co

Where to find us: Instagram and TikTok @thegnarliestcarly and @inthegroovepod YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@InTheGroovePodcast Substack @thegnarliestcarly Carly’s cool art https://www.carlywh.com/

Chapters

  • (00:02:07) - Carly’s Perspective on Structuring Habits
  • (00:13:03) - Habits You Want to Break
  • (00:16:11) - Cues and Triggers
  • (00:26:31) - The Malleability of a Habit - Thresholds from Bare Minimum to Ideal
  • (00:29:35) - Neuroplasticity and Shame
  • (00:36:49) - The Secret Third Option
  • (00:42:43) - Take a Guess
  • (00:47:52) - Hot Air Balloon
  • (00:50:22) - Reward
]]> full 4 1 false Chris and Carly continue their conversation on habits and scaffolding through sustainable changes. Their discussion further explores the perspective of habits, cues and triggers for habit building, and finding flexibility between the bare minimum and the ideal. They also dive into the plastic nature of our brains and the “secret third option” that can open up ways we engage with the life we want to live.

Have thoughts or questions you'd love to hear Chris and Carly chat about? Email us at podcast@groovespace.co

Where to find us: Instagram and TikTok @thegnarliestcarly and @inthegroovepod YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@InTheGroovePodcast Substack @thegnarliestcarly Carly’s cool art https://www.carlywh.com/

]]> 00:58:31 <![CDATA[Understanding How Habits Can Serve Us | Part One]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000 Carly Wanner-Hyde https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/68688/episode/2359929 Carly and Chris chat about habits as supportive rhythms we build over time, not strict routines we have to get perfectly right. They explore how self-talk, friction, and perfectionism can shape the way we grow, and why aiming for excellence with compassion often leads to something richer. It’s a thoughtful conversation to sit with if you’ve been navigating habits in your own life.

Timestamps:

02:55 Defining a habit

07:20 Where does a habit exist within the growth zones

14:20 How habits serve Chris 

16:50 How habits serve Carly

19:25 The language of habits

26:58 “Don’t think of a red barn”

28:17 Common points of friction 

36:39 Friction’s purpose in building a habit

39:00 The steps of identifying and building habits

48:45 How to handle unsupportive voices

Where to find us:

Chapters

  • (00:02:55) - Defining a habit
  • (00:07:20) - Where does a habit exist within the growth zones
  • (00:14:20) - How habits serve Chris
  • (00:16:50) - How habits serve Carly
  • (00:19:25) - The language of habits
  • (00:26:58) - “Don’t think of a red barn”
  • (00:28:17) - Common points of friction
  • (00:36:39) - Friction’s purpose in building a habit
  • (00:39:00) - The steps of identifying and building habits
  • (00:48:45) - How to handle unsupportive voices
]]> full 3 1 false Carly and Chris chat about habits as supportive rhythms we build over time, not strict routines we have to get perfectly right. They explore how self-talk, friction, and perfectionism can shape the way we grow, and why aiming for excellence with compassion often leads to something richer. It’s a thoughtful conversation to sit with if you’ve been navigating habits in your own life.

Timestamps:

02:55 Defining a habit

07:20 Where does a habit exist within the growth zones

14:20 How habits serve Chris 

16:50 How habits serve Carly

19:25 The language of habits

26:58 “Don’t think of a red barn”

28:17 Common points of friction 

36:39 Friction’s purpose in building a habit

39:00 The steps of identifying and building habits

48:45 How to handle unsupportive voices

Where to find us:

]]> 00:55:44 <![CDATA[What the Comfort, Growth, and Panic Zones Can Teach Us]]> Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:45:00 +0000 Carly Wanner-Hyde https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/68688/episode/2342245 In this episode of ‘in the groove,’ Chris and Carly dig into the zones of growth; a concept popularized by adventure education pioneer Karl Rohnke. They chat about the comfort, growth, and panic zones to think about what each zone can teach us about how we learn, feel, and make choices. The conversation explores learning through play, the brain’s natural desire to learn, how outside judgment and fear can creep in, and the importance of noticing and accepting fear without letting it be the driver.

New episodes drop every Thursday, so stick around. Until next time, take it easy.

Timestamps: 

02:00 Intro of the Three Zones of Growth and Adventure Education

08:53 Entering the Growth Zone and Getting Comfortable

14:18 Entering the Panic Zone and the Role of Judgment

22:27 What Links Us to the Zones & Outside Influences

24:12 When in the Panic Zone: Hitting Pause and Checking In

27:19 Growing Up with the Zones

33:20 Knowing When We’ve Spent Too Much Time in the Comfort Zone

42:57 The Span of the Growth Zone

45:41 Doing Something Relaxed and Doing Something Afraid

51:43 The Invitations of the Growth Zones

Where to find us:

Resources & References: 

Chapters

  • (00:02:00) - Intro of the Three Zones of Growth and Adventure Education
  • (00:08:53) - Entering the Growth Zone and Getting Comfortable
  • (00:14:18) - Entering the Panic Zone and the Role of Judgment
  • (00:22:27) - What Links Us to the Zones & Outside Influences
  • (00:24:12) - When in the Panic Zone: Hitting Pause and Checking In
  • (00:27:19) - Growing Up with the Zones
  • (00:33:20) - Knowing When We’ve Spent Too Much Time in the Comfort Zone
  • (00:42:57) - The Span of the Growth Zone
  • (00:45:41) - Doing Something Relaxed and Doing Something Afraid
  • (00:51:43) - The Invitations of the Growth Zones
]]> full 2 1 false In this episode of ‘in the groove,’ Chris and Carly dig into the zones of growth; a concept popularized by adventure education pioneer Karl Rohnke. They chat about the comfort, growth, and panic zones to think about what each zone can teach us about how we learn, feel, and make choices. The conversation explores learning through play, the brain’s natural desire to learn, how outside judgment and fear can creep in, and the importance of noticing and accepting fear without letting it be the driver.

New episodes drop every Thursday, so stick around. Until next time, take it easy.

Timestamps: 

02:00 Intro of the Three Zones of Growth and Adventure Education

08:53 Entering the Growth Zone and Getting Comfortable

14:18 Entering the Panic Zone and the Role of Judgment

22:27 What Links Us to the Zones & Outside Influences

24:12 When in the Panic Zone: Hitting Pause and Checking In

27:19 Growing Up with the Zones

33:20 Knowing When We’ve Spent Too Much Time in the Comfort Zone

42:57 The Span of the Growth Zone

45:41 Doing Something Relaxed and Doing Something Afraid

51:43 The Invitations of the Growth Zones

Where to find us:

Resources & References: 

]]> 00:54:59 <![CDATA[Creating Structure to Find the Flow]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2026 01:30:00 +0000 Carly Wanner-Hyde https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/68688/episode/2334734 Hey and welcome to the very first episode of In the Groove, a podcast where we create space and let meaningful conversations unfold. We explore the human experiences that connect us all to deepen our understanding of ourselves, our connection to the world, and the ways we engage with the aliveness within us. We’re glad you’re here. In this intro episode, you’ll meet Chris, an educator, life coach, and deep listener, and Carly, an artist, designer, and creative. To each other, they are  mom and daughter! Together, C&C talk about what’s been inspiring them lately, the kinds of structures that create space in our lives, and what it looks like to show up with creativity and curiosity.

New episodes drop every Thursday, so stick around. Until next time, take it easy.

Timestamps: 

00:53 Intro/Chris and Carly’s relationship

03:38 Who Chris and Carly are

18:00 Exploring form and space 

20:30 The process of our actions and failing forward 

25:40 What has Chris been paying attention to?

34:00 What has Carly been paying attention to?

40:15 Internal structures

Where to find us:

Resources & References: 

Chapters

  • (00:00:53) - Intro/Chris and Carly’s relationship
  • (00:03:38) - Who Chris and Carly are
  • (00:18:00) - Exploring form and space 
  • (00:20:30) - The process of our actions and failing forward
  • (00:25:40) - What has Chris been paying attention to?
  • (00:34:00) - What has Carly been paying attention to?
  • (00:40:15) - Internal structures
]]> full 1 1 false Hey and welcome to the very first episode of In the Groove, a podcast where we create space and let meaningful conversations unfold. We explore the human experiences that connect us all to deepen our understanding of ourselves, our connection to the world, and the ways we engage with the aliveness within us. We’re glad you’re here. In this intro episode, you’ll meet Chris, an educator, life coach, and deep listener, and Carly, an artist, designer, and creative. To each other, they are  mom and daughter! Together, C&C talk about what’s been inspiring them lately, the kinds of structures that create space in our lives, and what it looks like to show up with creativity and curiosity.

New episodes drop every Thursday, so stick around. Until next time, take it easy.

Timestamps: 

00:53 Intro/Chris and Carly’s relationship

03:38 Who Chris and Carly are

18:00 Exploring form and space 

20:30 The process of our actions and failing forward 

25:40 What has Chris been paying attention to?

34:00 What has Carly been paying attention to?

40:15 Internal structures

Where to find us:

Resources & References: 

]]> 00:45:10